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Offences against Condition - Adultery -

3. He may be [made to avoid] banished the presence of the Husband
for a time or for ever.
Excuses for Adultery on the part of the man are
1. Where

4. If there appears probably cause to suspect that
any child born of the woman is of his begetting
he may be fined made to pay to the Husband a farther
sum of money for the maintenance of the child.
to pay.

From p.6

Excuses for Adultery on the part of the man may
be as follows

Excuse 1Prostitution of Adulteress a Prostitute

1. If before the offences the woman has a prostituted herself
for lucre to another for lucre. In such case he shall only be reprimanded: admonished
and he shall pay nothing for on the score of compensation
and costs shall be adjusted between him and the husband +
+According to the circumstances of the parties. of of the

2. If he had probable reason for believing her to
be a common prostitute. of evil fame for chastity. In such case he may shall only
be made to pay some more or less on the score of compensation

3. If he had probable reason for believing her to be
unmarried. In such case he may shall only be made to pay
more or less on the score of compensation

4. If the woman before he had ever sollicited the
woman she sollicited him. In this case he shall
pay nothing for compensation neither be fined nor pay any thing on the score of compensation.

5. If the Husband was consenting. at the time In
this case the offender shall neither be pay Something on the score of ++Husband's compensation

From p. 6. par. 3.

If a married woman commits adultery with a single man her punishment
shall be as follows

1. Her husband may put her away and marry
another woman.

2. If she has a fortune to independent of her husband
she shall forfe and has a child or children
whether by him or any former husband
she may be made to pay her childs forfeit half two fourths of each fortune + + whereof one fourth shall be to her husband, the other fourth to such
child or equally to be divided in equal shares amongst such children.
If she hath no child, the other fourth may also be given
to the Husband unless the Judge for particular
reasons should order otherwise. + See supra Instrs to the Legisl:

3. Her name may be register'd in the Book of Adultery

4. She may be made to wear the Adulteress's garment for
a certain time, in a manner more or less public.

Identifier: | JB/071/090/002"JB/" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 71.
Date_1		Marginal Summary Numbering	not numbered
Box	071	Main Headings	penal code
Folio number	090	Info in main headings field	offences against domestic condition - adultery
Image	002	Titles
Category	text sheet	Number of Pages	4
Recto/Verso	recto	Page Numbering	f1* / f2* / f3* / f4*
Penner	jeremy bentham	Watermarks	[[watermarks::gr [crown motif] [britannia with shield motif]]]
Marginals	jeremy bentham	Paper Producer
Corrections		Paper Produced in Year
Notes public		ID Number	23493
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